Readings and Themes for the Week of January 24, 2010

Readings for Faith Sharing
Week of January 24, 2010,
The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Reading I Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10

They read from the book of the Law and understood what was read.

Psalm 19

"Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life."

Reading II 1 Corinthians 12:12-30

We are Christ's body.

Gospel: Luke 1:1-4, 4:14-21

Today the Scripture passage is fulfilled.

THEME:
Jesus is the one sent by God to save us.

Today we hear about the unrolling of two scrolls. For the Israelites, the scroll that contained the Law of the Lord was unrolled and read. The people bowed down in sadness as they came to realize that they had not lived lives in accordance with God’s law. In today’s Gospel, Jesus opens the scroll of the prophet Isaiah, announcing that its prophecy has been fulfilled in him. As the sacred word is proclaimed today—as our scroll that is our scripture is unrolled—let us welcome words that call us to greater union with Christ Jesus.

Question for Children:

Jesus is present to each of us in a different way.

Was there ever a time that you knew Jesus was with you?

Question for Youth:

What are some situations or places where you wish that Jesus was more visible?

Question for Adults:

Jesus came to bring glad tidings to the poor and set free the enslaved.

How has this mission of Christ in the world affected you personally?